Aruba vs Uruguay: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Aruba
25,010 tonnes
in 2022
Uruguay
27,843 tonnes
in 2022
Aruba rank
111th
Uruguay rank
108th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Aruba
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 27,843 tonnes against 25,010 tonnes in Aruba, a difference of 2,833 tonnes.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Aruba's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Uruguay ahead.
Aruba ranks 111th and Uruguay ranks 108th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 7 and Uruguay in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.2163 tonnes | 8.53 tonnes | 8.31 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1760s | 0.2298 tonnes | 8.88 tonnes | 8.65 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1770s | 0.2436 tonnes | 9.24 tonnes | 8.99 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1780s | 0.2576 tonnes | 9.59 tonnes | 9.33 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1790s | 0.2717 tonnes | 9.95 tonnes | 9.67 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1800s | 0.2796 tonnes | 10.3 tonnes | 10.02 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1810s | 0.2796 tonnes | 10.64 tonnes | 10.36 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1820s | 0.2785 tonnes | 12.4 tonnes | 12.12 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1830s | 0.2759 tonnes | 16.24 tonnes | 15.97 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 0.2843 tonnes | 21.1 tonnes | 20.81 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1850s | 0.3092 tonnes | 30.83 tonnes | 30.52 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0.4679 tonnes | 51.08 tonnes | 50.61 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.6008 tonnes | 74.97 tonnes | 74.37 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.6782 tonnes | 110.95 tonnes | 110.27 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.7142 tonnes | 156.8 tonnes | 156.09 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.6637 tonnes | 201.13 tonnes | 200.47 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.8413 tonnes | 252.15 tonnes | 251.31 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 1.65 tonnes | 327.37 tonnes | 325.72 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 2.85 tonnes | 409.44 tonnes | 406.59 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 3.55 tonnes | 434.42 tonnes | 430.87 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 406,004 tonnes | 27,377 tonnes | 378,627 tonnes | Aruba |
| 1960s | 507,575 tonnes | 35,636 tonnes | 471,939 tonnes | Aruba |
| 1970s | 579,872 tonnes | 48,408 tonnes | 531,464 tonnes | Aruba |
| 1980s | 359,317 tonnes | 34,960 tonnes | 324,357 tonnes | Aruba |
| 1990s | 287,537 tonnes | 38,843 tonnes | 248,694 tonnes | Aruba |
| 2000s | 295,665 tonnes | 48,297 tonnes | 247,368 tonnes | Aruba |
| 2010s | 78,497 tonnes | 41,351 tonnes | 37,146 tonnes | Aruba |
| 2020s | 20,859 tonnes | 28,119 tonnes | 7,261 tonnes | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Aruba or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 27,843 tonnes against 25,010 tonnes in Aruba as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Aruba and Uruguay?
- 2,833 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Uruguay?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Aruba and Uruguay rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Aruba ranks 111th and Uruguay ranks 108th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.